Tuesday, May 2, 2017

First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday Intros. May 2nd


First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday Intros. is hosted by Bibliophile By the Sea and is all about sharing the first paragraph or two from a book you are about to read. I'll be finishing both an audiobook and a print book this week so I'll be ready for Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman for the start of #Boutofbooks 19 on Monday. It will also be #24 in my #Sixtybooks challenge for 2017.


Neverwhere (prologue)

"The night before he went to London, Richard Mayhew was not enjoying himself. He had begun the evening by enjoying himself: he had enjoyed reading the good-bye cards, and receiving the hugs from several not entirely unattractive young ladies of his acquaintance; he had enjoyed the warnings about the evils and dangers of London, and the gift of the white umbrella with the map of the London Underground on it that the lads had clubbed together to buy him; he had enjoyed the first few pints of ale; but then, with each successive pint of ale he found he was enjoying himself significantly less; until now he was sitting and shivering on the sidewalk outside the pub in a small Scottish town, weighing the conflicting merits of being sick and not being sick, and not enjoying himself at all."

Would you keep reading? I'm really looking forward to this one. :)

8 comments:

  1. I've never read this author, but I might have to read this one...soon. Love the opening lines!

    Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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  2. This looks very intriguing... I'd like to read more. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I keep meaning to read this author's books, and Neverwhere seems like a good place to start.
    My Tuesday post features Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die.

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  4. I'm not too sure about this one although I've heard great things about this author - I do hope you enjoy your read.

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  5. I've never tried this author but, my book group picked him for MAY. Hope u like this one.

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  6. I love it that both of us had a Neil Gaiman book highlighted this week. I think he's an amazing writer and my goal is to read everything he's written. Enjoy this one Laura.

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  7. This one does pique my interest... I've never read Gaiman.

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  8. I've never read Gaiman. I'd have to read a little more to decide.

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